Higher Education Partnership Updates

The George Washington University Graduate Certificate in Professional Teaching Standards (Posted on 2/2/10)

This partnership program through the George Washington University and MCPS (Office of Organizational Development) is designed for those professionally licensed educators who are seeking personal professional growth related to the Standards for Accomplished Teaching as described by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards(NBPTS)®.

Cohort #6 will begin coursework in October 2010 and be completed in the spring of 2012. All courses will be offered at a favorable off-campus tuition rate and are conveniently located in Rockville.

Interest meetings for this program will be held April 29th, May 19th, and June 1st, 2010, 4:30- 5:30 p.m.; MCEA Conference Center, 12 Taft Court, Rockville, Maryland. Please RSVP to GCPTS@gwu.edu.

If you have questions or need further information, please visit www.gsehd.gwu.edu/professional+teaching+standards or contact Ms. Christine Frank, NBCT (GWU) at frankc@gwu.edu or Dr. Russ Fazio (MCPS)at 301-601-4872.

Towson University Master of Education (Special Education) (Posted on 2/2/10)

This Towson University/MCPS partnership program is designed for current teachers and/or support staff seeking certification and a master's degree in Special Education.

Program begins in the Fall of 2010. All courses will be offered at a favorable tuition rate and conveniently located at the Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove in Rockville.

An interest meeting for this program will be held February 4, 4:30-5:30 p.m., Building III, Room 4203, Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

If you have questions or need further information, please call Ms. Judy Webster (Towson University) at 301-738-6326, or Dr. Russ Fazio (MCPS) 301-601-0300.

University of Maryland at College Park/MCPS Partnership in Teaching Chinese (Posted on 2/2/10)

If you are now teaching Chinese and want to improve your instruction, or if you want to become a certified teacher in Chinese in the State of Maryland, this program is for you.

For more information please contact Howard Stein at CCLTCD@umd.edu or call 301-405-8475. For further information call Russ Fazio, MCPS, 301-601-0300.

MCPS/University of Maryland Partnership Master's Degree in Human Development (Posted on 1/26/10)

The Montgomery County Public Schools, through the office of Organizational Development, and the College of Education at the University of Maryland, College Park, in partnership, offer Montgomery County Public Schools secondary education teachers and other secondary education professional staff the opportunity to obtain a Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Human Development.

The M.Ed. in Human Development is a 30-credit, 5-semester program focusing on the translation of theory and research on motivation, diversity, and adolescent social, cognitive, emotional and physical development into principles of classroom practice that promote achievement and school adjustment at the secondary level. This program includes a six-credit, MSDE approved Secondary Reading Certification Course. The program is run as a cohort model with a new cohort beginning each fall. Courses are primarily held at the Universities of Shady Grove campus in Rockville. All on-campus University and out-of-state tuition fees are waived for students in this program. Students are also eligible for MCPS 50% tuition reimbursement. Over 105 MCPS teachers have graduated from this program; 24 are currently enrolled. This program does not result in teaching certification.

Admission requirements: Bachelors degree, 3.0 undergraduate grade point average for non-provisional admission, 3 recommendations, and statement of purpose. GRE scores are not required. Provisional admissions can be requested for applicants with an undergraduate grade point average lower than 3.0.

Interest meetings to explain this partnership program, which begins Fall 2010, will be conducted by the Program Director, Dr. Ann Battle, at the Universities at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850 from 4:15-5:15pm on February 9 (Building 3, Room 3240).

For further information contact: Russ Fazio, MCPS, Office of Organizational Development, 301-601-0300; Dr. Ann Battle, Program Director, Department of Human Development, at abattle@umd.edu or 301-405-8714; or Ms. Eileen Kramer, Program Administrator, at humandev@umd.edu. To learn more about the University of Maryland's human development master's degree go to the following web address or click on the headline title link in blue above: http://www.education.umd.edu/EDHD/pdfs/m-ed-packet.pdf

MCPS/Towson University/Montgomery College: Informational Meeting on Preparing to Become a Teacher (Posted on 1/26/10)

MCPS supporting services personnel with less than a bachelor's degree who want to teach either elementary or early childhood may attend a meeting on February 16, 2010 that will focus on preparing you to become a teacher. This meeting will assist you in understanding the prerequisite courses you will need to take in order to move into other MCPS higher education partnerships that result in you finishing your bachelor's degree and obtaining certification to teach at the elementary or early childhood levels. You may bring a copy of your college transcripts to the meeting. If time permits, Montgomery College/Towson University personnel will analyze your past academic work and advise you on how to proceed along the path to becoming a teacher.

The meeting will take place at the Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850, Building 3, Room 4206 at 4:00 pm.

For more details about this opportunity contact Russ Fazio at 301-601-0300.

Creative Initiatives in Teacher Education (CITE) (Posted on 1/26/10)

The University of Maryland at College Park and the Montgomery County Public Schools through the Office of Organizational Development are seeking candidates for the Creative Initiatives in Teacher Education (CITE) program beginning August 2010.

CITE is an 18-month program that runs for five consecutive semesters. Successful completion of this program will result in a master’s degree in elementary education and Maryland certification in grades one through eight.

Eligible applicants must hold a bachelor's degree and be an employee of MCPS. As in previous years, emphasis will be placed on recruiting a culturally and racially diverse group of interns who will receive consideration for teaching positions in MCPS upon successful completion of the CITE program.

An interest meeting for this program will be held on February 17, 2010, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Universities of Maryland at Shady Grove, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850 in Building 2, Room 2052. Applications for the program will be distributed at this time.

For additional information about the program contact Dr. Russ Fazio at 301-601-0300.

Accelerated Tuition Reimbursement (Posted on 7/30/08)

The application for accelerated tuition reimbursement is now available at http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/
development/teams/programs/tuition.shtm. MCPS union members in accelerated study programs that require completion of more than nine credits per fiscal year can apply for accelerated tuition reimbursement. The credits used for the accelerated tuition reimbursement will count toward your future reimbursement. Reimbursements shall not exceed 45 credits in 5 years. After the completion of the program, you will not be eligible for any additional reimbursement until you make-up the number of credits that you were reimbursed in of 9 credits per fiscal year. For example, if you are reimbursed for 18 credits in excess of the 9 credits per fiscal year that is normally allowed, then you will not be eligible for tuition reimbursement for the next two years after completing the program.

Click on the link above for the application. This is an interactive document: please type the information in the boxes before printing the form. Completed forms must be accompanied by a copy of the unit member’s Program of Studies in order to be considered for approval. For questions, please contact Susan Mitchell in the Office of Organizational Development, 301-601-0300, between 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.